Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Australia
Australia: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 31,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Australia is 31,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Australia peaked at 31,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2000.
Australia ranks 71st of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,000 | — |
| 2001 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14,000 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 20,000 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 22,000 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 23,000 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24,000 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 27,000 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 28,000 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 29,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 31,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,400 | 12,000 | 19,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,900 | 20,000 | 28,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,000 | 29,000 | 31,000 | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Australia?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Australia was 31,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Australia ranks 71st out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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